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GLO President Awards Kuznets Prize in Washington DC

Posted on February 8, 2018 by admin

The Kuznets Prize 2018 will be awarded to Chunbei Wang and Le Wang of the University of Oklahoma. The prize will be given at a dinner event of the Global Labor Organization (GLO) in Washington DC on February 8, 2018. GLO … Continue reading →

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Workaholics around the world: Where people work most hours

Posted on February 5, 2018 by admin

Facts or myth? Lazy Greeks, hard working Germans or Americans? Japanese facing death from overwork – “karoshi”? The facts provide a different picture. The OECD – based chart below shows the share of workers in 2015 working 60 or more … Continue reading →

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How do age-differences between married couples associate with marital satisfaction?

Posted on February 4, 2018 by admin

Both women and men likewise are more satisfied with younger marital partners and less satisfied with older ones. Marital satisfaction for a younger partner which is initially higher than for similar aged couples declines relatively with marital duration and converges … Continue reading →

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Research Journal “Comparative Economic Studies” appoints new editors as of January 2018

Posted on February 2, 2018 by admin

The research journal Comparative Economic Studies has recently announced the appointment of Professor Nauro Campos (Brunel University London and GLO) as the incoming Editor. Prof. Campos has taken over editorship of the journal from Profs. Paul Wachtel and Josef Brada.  … Continue reading →

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“Sexual Orientation and the Labor Market”: Submission Deadline for Research Journal is August 31, 2018

Posted on January 22, 2018 by admin

REMINDER: Call for papers for a special issue of the International Journal of Manpower  on: “Sexual Orientation and the Labor Market” Submissions will be accepted until August 31, 2018. Edited by Nick Drydakis (Anglia Ruskin University, University of Cambridge, IZA, … Continue reading →

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Migration and Wellbeing: Video and Photos from the Zimmermann Lecture at Macquarie University now available

Posted on December 27, 2017 by admin

In November 2017, Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University & President of the Global Labor Organization, GLO) has been a Visiting Professor at Macquarie University in Sydney/Australia. On November 22, he provided a well-received Public Lecture … Continue reading →

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Season’s Greetings from Bonn!

Posted on December 20, 2017 by admin

Dear Friends and Contacts: Back in Bonn from a two months exciting trip through Australia. Happy holidays and best wishes for the New Year! Klaus F. Zimmermann, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht; GLO President Sydney/Australia Near-by the Waterfront; 12 December 2017. Globalists at … Continue reading →

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Zimmermann aus Australien in Bonn zurück. Horst Köhler ehrt den GLO – Präsidenten

Posted on December 20, 2017 by admin

Der Bonner Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Klaus F. Zimmermann (Prof. em. der Universität Bonn und Ko-Direktor von POP an UNU-MERIT in Maastricht und Honorarprofessor der Universität Maastricht) ist am 19. Dezember 2017 von einer zweimonatigen Forschungs- und Vortragsreise durch die Universitäten Australiens nach … Continue reading →

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GLO President Zimmermann: Eminent Scholar Melbourne University, November – December 2017.

Posted on December 19, 2017 by admin

Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University), had been granted the prestigious Australian Eminent Research Scholar Award. He was resident in November and December 2017 at The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research of … Continue reading →

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Zimmermann spoke at the University of Queensland, Brisbane

Posted on December 17, 2017 by admin

As part of his travel during his tenure as Eminent Scholar and Visiting Professor at Melbourne University and Macquarie University, Klaus F. Zimmermann (Co-Director of POP at UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University & President of the Global Labor Organization, GLO) has … Continue reading →

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